{"id":1961670,"date":"2023-06-30T16:12:02","date_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-matt-gaetz-asks-fbi-whether-agents-were-rewarded-for-kneeling-during-2020-riots\/"},"modified":"2023-06-30T16:12:48","modified_gmt":"2023-06-30T20:12:48","slug":"rep-matt-gaetz-asks-fbi-whether-agents-were-rewarded-for-kneeling-during-2020-riots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-matt-gaetz-asks-fbi-whether-agents-were-rewarded-for-kneeling-during-2020-riots\/","title":{"rendered":"Rep. Gaetz inquires if FBI agents were given incentives for kneeling during the 2020 riots."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frep-matt-gaetz-asks-fbi-whether-agents-were-rewarded-for-kneeling-during-2020-riots%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1961670&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"aplayer_app\" data-source=\"https:\/\/vs1.youmaker.com\/assets\/2023\/0630\/41acafaf-5f50-4064-bfba-28c15a9d1fc1\/audio.mp3?length=2276397&#038;duration=190\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delegation-demands-answers-amid-escalating-biden-border-crisis\/\" title=\"GOP delegation demands answers amid escalating Biden border crisis\">demands answers<\/a> from the FBI regarding agents who knelt before Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters during the 2020 riots in Washington.<\/p>\n<p>On June 27, Gaetz sent a letter (<a href=\"https:\/\/epochcms.s3.amazonaws.com\/cms\/202306\/29\/441-655965495-Rep-Matt-Gaetz-letter-to-FBI-Director-Wray-regarding-agents-kneeling-to-2020-rioters.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) to FBI Director Christopher Wray, seeking information about the conduct of FBI agents on duty in Washington on June 4, 2020, during what Gaetz describes as &#8220;seditious riots&#8221; in the nation&#8217;s capital.<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz suggests that one of the &#8220;at least six agents&#8221; captured on video that day, &#8220;kneeling in supplication&#8221; before BLM protesters, may have been promoted for her actions. Gaetz believes the agents may have knelt to &#8220;placate the mob.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In an interview with Fox News Digital on June 28, Gaetz reveals that he has heard from sources, including a whistleblower, that more than one agent was rewarded with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-questions-fbi-over-possible-promotion-of-agents-who-knelt-before-protesters-in-2020\/\" title=\"Gaetz queries FBI on agents' potential promotion after kneeling to protesters in 2020.\">plum personnel opportunities<\/a> and promotions and advancements&#8221; for kneeling, an act that he also portrays as a &#8220;surrender to people who at times were violent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5090496\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/02\/01\/christopher-wray-1200x800.jpeg\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><\/noscript><\/figcaption><\/a><br \/>\n  <\/figure>\n<p>The disruption in Washington, which lasted several days, was a segment of the wave of protesting and rioting rolling across the nation following the death of George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis in May 2020.<\/p>\n<p>In his letter to Wray, Gaetz praises the courage and service of the FBI agents who were &#8220;on the line&#8221; protecting the public and preventing vandalism.<\/p>\n<p>But Gaetz singles out one agent in particular: Sarah Linden. He questions and investigates his suspicion that Linden may have been rewarded for her appeal to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rep-matt-gaetz-asks-fbi-whether-agents-were-rewarded-for-kneeling-during-2020-riots\/\" title=\"Rep. Gaetz inquires if FBI agents were given incentives for kneeling during the 2020 riots.\">alleged lawbreakers participating<\/a> in riots.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Attached is a photograph believed to be Sarah Linden, expressing her support for these seditious riots that caused so much destruction,&#8221; writes Gaetz, who serves on the House Armed Services and House Judiciary committees.<\/p>\n<h2>Concerns Over FBI Agents&#8217; Support for Violence<\/h2>\n<p>Gaetz gives Wray a deadline of July 7 to provide answers to a series of questions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Is Sarah Linden currently the Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Criminal Division within the Washington Field Office?&#8221; he asks. &#8220;If so, when did this position become effective?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz wants to know if the bureau was aware that Linden &#8220;expressed support for the attacks on FBI and other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-delaying-bidens-personnel-agency-choice-over-critical-race-theory-abortion-rights-support\/\" title=\"GOP Delaying Biden's Personnel Agency Choice Over 'Critical Race Theory,' Abortion Rights Support\">federal personnel<\/a> when it effectuated the promotion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Gaetz also asks Wray whether the FBI has any policies or procedures in place to ensure<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) seeks clarity from the FBI on agents who kneeled before BLM protesters during 2020 riots. In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray, Gaetz requests details on the conduct of agents present in Washington on June 4. 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